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Saturday, September 8, 2012

New Yorkers and all Americans remember with choked
up feelings when we read the names of the fallen, especially the names we
know. Loungerati takes this opportunity to salute the 76 bar and restaurant workers at Windows
on the World who lost their lives that fateful Tuesday morning in September. They were part
of the working class ordinary folks who make New York City great. We also lost a place called the Greatest Bar on Earth which provided us with so many memorable experiences.

The Greatest Bar on Earth ("GBOE"), which occupied the 107th floor of the North Tower, hardly
lived up to it's name. Nevertheless, it was home for metro area Loungers every Friday
night during the late 90s and early 00s. Sure, when you ordered an Old Fashioned you may get a concoction mistakenly
made with Worcestershire sauce in lieu of Angostura bitters, but we would assist when necessary and always leave generous tips. When a swinging band like Jet Set
Six were playing or the vanguard burlesque act The Pontani Sisters teasing the crowd, the place was pure magic! We loved GBOE and during
our last visit on August 25, 2001, we enjoyed the Louis Prima stylings of the Ray
Gelato Giants from London. GBOE was a standard on the neo-swing, lounge, and jazz
circuit. It was a place we would go to warm up for the Supper Club later in the night. Loungers from that era continue to miss the GBOE wholeheartedly and the community it created. More important than any establishment, we honor the wonderful folks who made the trip to the top of the tower so unique and are sadly gone.

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